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  • Sausage19
    London, UK179 contributions
    Review of: Lake Windermere
    Well worth taking a boat cruise
    The largest lake in England, best seen from the water. Take a trip on one of the converted steam ships.
    Written August 1, 2022
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  • Susan B
    Weybridge, UK1 contribution
    Review of: Orrest Head
    Lovely
    Gerry was excellent at informing all my family on the tour of the 10 lakes. He took us as part of the trip to a beautiful mountain stream where my grandchildren had huge fun paddling. In all it was a really lovely day. Many thanks.
    Written July 31, 2022
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  • Scenic
    Middlesbrough, UK10 contributions
    Review of: Holehird Gardens
    Beautiful and tranquil
    A lovely little place to visit for the beautiful sights and inspiration for your own garden. Although not used, public toilets and picnic tables were available. Completely run/maintained by volunteers I understand? Well, what a wonderful job they do! A lovely couple of hours spent on not the dryest of days in The Lakes. The hydrangeas in full bloom were a must see!
    Written August 3, 2022
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  • Eddie K
    Midlands UK60 contributions
    Review of: Brockhole on Windermere
    Lazy day in the sun
    Fantastic place for the kids. Free entry but pay for parking. Lots to do and experience and access to the lakeside for water activities.
    Written July 27, 2022
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  • SeahamDruss
    Seaham20 contributions
    Review of: Windermere Jetty, Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories
    Choo Choo
    We went on the cruise and steam train journey, It was a beautiful trip along the lake, gorgeous views and informative commentary. Links in well with the Steam train ride which was a real trip down memory lane, with the smells and sounds bringing back lots of lovely childhood memories. The staff on the train were great, really friendly. A great trip, many children on the train were genuinely excited to have a ride on a steam train as it was something they had only seen on films or TV.
    It was very much appreciated thanks for all your hard work.
    Written August 6, 2022
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  • Paul220367
    Liverpool, UK30 contributions
    Review of: Lakeland Pony Trek
    Friendly staff, fantastic scenery, lovely pony trek
    Fantastic hours pony trek with Katy the staff member who lead the pony trek. Katy was very friendly and patient. She lead us on a lovely hours pony trek through some amazing scenery in a valley. We even managed a few trots along the way which was such fun. Highly recommend this place if your in the lakes. It’s only a 15 minute car ride from Windermere.
    Written July 28, 2022
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  • places2seeplaces2go
    England, UK4,600 contributions
    Review of: High Street
    Busy High Street
    Recent visit to The Lakes & stayed near to Lake Windermere so Windermere & Bowness were our local areas to shop.
    The High Street is busy (even though lockdown 2021 restrictions were just starting to ease.
    An eclectic mix of shops, including some interesting ones selling local products.
    Written May 9, 2021
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  • shackleston
    Redcar, UK732 contributions
    Review of: Windermere Information
    Best source of info
    Plenty of leaflets and guides to pick up and view most of them are free. There books and various souvenirs to.
    Written July 22, 2022
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  • Chris L
    5 contributions
    Review of: Thuline Studio - Gallery
    Glad we stopped by
    Such fun and well-executed artwork—super-nice people, too! Her cow portraits capture the soul of the local livestock.
    Written June 27, 2022
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  • wombatdavid
    Hobart, Australia2,048 contributions
    Review of: Windermere Library
    Free toilet
    This is a small attractive library near the town parking. We are so tired of being charged 50p to go to the toilet in this region so thanks to the library for having a public toilet!
    Written March 29, 2022
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  • Petwilo
    Burnley, UK36 contributions
    Review of: Cookhouse Gallery
    Difficult to leave without a purchase!
    A retirement gift was bought from here which led us to visit and hopefully purchase another by the same artist (Heather Stephenson) .
    We actually came away with an original by Jeff Sudders which will have pride of place in our lounge.
    Staff very helpful and interested to talk about the works they are selling.
    Very covid safe too. Will Return without a doubt!
    Written August 17, 2020
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  • Tony R
    3 contributions
    Review of: Sea to Sea (C2C)
    C2C Whitehaven to Tynemouth
    Just completed the C2C Whitehaven To Tynemouth and what a fantastic and challenging ride this was. Day one - Whitehaven to Keswick - includes wonderful ride through the dales and the mighty Honiston pass and a total of 1214m of climbing over 4.5 hours totaling distance of 40 miles. Day two - Keswick - Nunthead - total distance between 50/52 miles, We took the Crossfell ( by mistake ) heavy going climbing in boggy and wet conditions to 790m, not rideable, took over an hour to complete this section alone, however great decent to Nunthead. Very tough Day. Day Three - Fairly easy ride, only a few hill to climb around 851m then mostly down hill to Newcastle then onto Tynemouth, cokpleted this section in 4.5 hours. The first two days were wet and mild and the last day was dry. Remember to bring lots of layers because on the fells the temperature can change so much. I'm an average rider and trained for about 6 months taking into account hills and riding to a max distance of 30 miles twice a week. Its not easy but with the correct training you do not need to be a super fit athlete to complete this challenge. Would I do it again, Not Sure ??
    Written September 12, 2017
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  • Kimberley O
    20 contributions
    Review of: Windermere Methodist church & District Foodbank
    Quaint and spiritually fulfilling.
    A trip into living history....a taste of English spirituality at it's most cogent. Take time to contemplate.
    Written August 4, 2018
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  • Pioneer311347
    1 contribution
    Review of: Crags Adventures
    Craigs Crags!
    We’re a family of 5 from London (though I’m a northerner born in the lakes), 3 boys aged 12,16 & 18, me and my wife. As we were only staying for a few days, I wanted to make sure we showed the boys a good time and an organised trip seemed to make sense on this occasion.

    Having grown up in Lancashire, I was dragged up every hill in sight, like it or not. However, as an adult living in London I’ve really missed the outdoors and seem to find myself watching a lot Bear Grylls and Ed Stafford documentaries, in search of some adrenaline filled experiences, but never really doing anything about it. Going on a trip like this enables you to take yourself out of your comfort zone and do something you couldn’t do safely with your family, without the knowledge of an expert.

    This is where Craig excels. We went with another family of 5, whom we’d never met. By the end of the trip we were all getting on brilliantly and having a great laugh. Some of the group members were more apprehensive than others about the jumps ahead, but Craig managed to make us all feel safe and keep the vibe upbeat.

    I couldn’t recommend this experience more highly and will definitely return next year for the Esk Valley trip to celebrate my 50th!
    Written August 7, 2022
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  • HappySharkee
    Muqaba, Bahrain133 contributions
    Review of: Michael Coates Clay Shooting
    Enjoyable and safe experience
    A very enjoyable and fun family experience, with a great instructor (Zack). Real value for money, very safe and enjoyable. We had great fun.
    Written August 2, 2022
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